Raúl Navarro (footballer) explained

Raúl Navarro
Fullname:Raúl Navarro del Río
Birth Date:7 February 1994
Birth Place:Seville, Spain
Height:1.85m
Position:Right back
Currentclub:Burgos
Clubnumber:6
Youthclubs1:Salesianos Triana
Youthclubs2:Utrera
Youthyears3:2004–2013
Youthclubs3:Sevilla
Years1:2013–2016
Caps1:95
Goals1:4
Years2:2016
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2016–2017
Caps3:28
Goals3:0
Years4:2017–2020
Caps4:91
Goals4:2
Years5:2020–
Caps5:107
Goals5:1
Club-Update:8 June 2024

Raúl Navarro del Río (born 7 February 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Burgos CF. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a midfielder.

Club career

Navarro was born in Seville, Andalusia, represented Colegio Salesianos de Triana, CD Utrera and Sevilla FC as a youth.[1] He made his senior debut with the C-team on 17 March 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 Tercera División away draw against CMD San Juan.

Navarro subsequently established himself as a regular starter for the C-side, and also appeared rarely with the reserves during the 2015–16 season, as the club achieved promotion in Segunda División B. On 17 July 2016, he signed for another reserve team, UD Almería B in the fourth tier.[2]

On 12 July 2017, Navarro agreed to a deal with Real Valladolid, being assigned to B-team in the third level.[3] He moved to fellow league team Burgos CF on 7 August 2020,[4] and helped in their promotion to Segunda División after a 19-year absence in 2021.

Navarro made his professional debut on 15 August 2021, starting in a 0–1 away draw against Sporting de Gijón.[5] On 7 June 2023, he renewed his contract until 2025.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raúl Navarro, 'pichichi', polivalente y omnipresente del Sevilla C. Raúl Navarro, Sevilla C's 'pichichi', versatile and omnipresent. Estadio Deportivo. es. 13 December 2014. 28 July 2021.
  2. Web site: El filial comienza a compartir vestuario con el Almería a iniciativa de Soriano. The reserves start to share the locker rooms on the initiative of Soriano. UD Almería. es. 17 July 2016. 28 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Raúl Navarro refuerza la zaga del filial. Raúl Navarro bolsters the defense of the rerserves. Real Valladolid. es. 12 July 2017. 28 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Raúl Navarro, polivalencia para el Burgos CF. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920052231/https://burgoscf.es/noticias/actualidad/raul-navarro-polivalencia-para-el-burgos-cf. Raúl Navarro, versatility for Burgos CF. Burgos CF. es. 7 August 2020. 20 September 2020. 28 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Djurdjevic sigue igual. Djurdjevic remains the same. Marca. es. 15 August 2021. 16 August 2021.
  6. Web site: Raúl Navarro, blanquinegro hasta 2025. Raúl Navarro, white-and-black until 2025. Burgos CF. es. 7 June 2023. 7 June 2023.